Eric Garcia

Oligarchy: A small elite group having control of a country, organization, or institution. The “Fat Cat” has often been used by cartoonists to help represent the rich elite that hold the power of the many.

Do you know how presidents are picked, in the United States? It is not by popular vote. Elected delegates that are sworn to honor the popular vote are the ones that truly vote for the president. But there is another set of delegates that are neither elected by the public nor have any allegiance to the public’s wishes; these are called “Super Delegates.”

Politically appointed, these Super Delegates have the power to put a candidate in the White House regardless of public view.